Poetry? That’s easy. I just cut the vein, and let it bleed.
STEPHANIE BRIARYour darkness does not scare me, nor will I run from you; like a star, I’m falling for the phases of your moon.
More Stephanie Briar Quotes
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Do I look as good as I remember, Looking back at you from over my shoulder, smug as the devil?
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In my dreams we got past the parking lot; you took me past the old, oak door, led me up onto the vacant altar, and offered me to every god whose name you invoked as you worshipped my body.
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The day I made peace with my pain was the day I was born again.
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When I was a child, I used to fear monsters under the bed. I have since learned that most monsters are found within. And they are always worth fighting.
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I erected cities with adoration on my tongue and you burnt mine down in the wake of your love.
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I would throw down roots with you if I ever had the chance. We’d grow strong in tender shoots, and bloom in burning hands.
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Some days, my mind will still be in prison, but I will live in spite of it. I unlearn how to swim; I trade my gills for lungs and wings.
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I am strong. My heart still hopes. My mind still dreams. My soul still craves pouring energy into everything that I love.
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The stars are where we came from. They orchestrated our return to the place we can always come home: our ancient, timeless love.
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If we are what we love, Then I am whatever you are made of.
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I am a phoenix living in a culture of vultures.
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Our memories lurch to a reluctant halt in their funeral march, so I can pour salt over them one last time.
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Your darkness does not scare me, nor will I run from you; like a star, I’m falling for the phases of your moon.
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I was looking for you in all the places our love used to be. When all along I should have been looking for me.
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You could not keep me fed by throwing me bones and empty promises. I am ashamed to admit how much starving I did before I finally left.
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